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#1243 The story of Socialism in America (Repost)
Air Date 1/22/2019 Today we take a look at socialism in America from our often violent response to the concept in the wake of the Russian Revolution through the recent revival in interest, driven primarily by the younger generation today Be part of...
#1327 Impeachment as a Lens Through Which to Understand the GOP
Air Date 12/21/2019 Today we take a look at the GOP through modern history to understand how they came to be what they are and how the impeachment is throwing this reality into such sharp relief. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at...
#1326 Impeachment: A History Of
Air Date 12/17/2019 Today we take a look at the history of impeachment starting with the crafting of the language in the constitution and on to how the impeachment process has played out over time. Be part of the show! Leave us a message at...
#1325 Impeachment: Ukraine, Russia, Corruption and Conspiracy Theories
Air Date 12/13/2019 Today we take a look at the impeachment story through the lens of the last six years of history between Russia and Ukraine from the annexation of Crimea to election tampering and all that followed. Be part of the show! Leave us a...
#1324 State of the Unions and the 2020 Elections
Air Date 12/10/2019 Today we take a look at the labor movement as energy and power continue to build and more workers continue to strike to demand better conditions for themselves and all of society in an intersectional movement for social justice....
#1323 Power to the People: The Future of Public Ownership and Local Control
Air Date 12/7/2019 Today we take a look at the reaction to decades of the fetishization of privatization in the form of a reinvigorated movement for public ownership of institutions meant to serve the public such as utilities, banks, train systems and...
#1322 Freedom of Speech vs Freedom of Reach (Regulating Facebook)
Air Date 12/4/2019 Today we take a look at some solutions to our social media problems of fake news, propaganda and hate in all forms spreading like wildfire through society Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 EPISODE...
#1283 Native (Mis)Representation (Native Peoples Series Part 5) (Repost)
Air Date: 6–21-2019 Today we take a look at the ways that Native Peoples are represented in white society and pop culture, how some are working to take back their own narratives and some insight into the profound effects, both positive and negative,...
#1265 Moving beyond tragedy by surviving and adapting (Native Peoples Series Part 4) (Repost)
Air Date: 4–16-2019 Today we take a look at just a few of the aspects of modern life for Native Peoples that we can see as stemming from the racism and colonialism that has been endemic in post-contact America. Be part of the show! Leave a message...
#1252 Taking the first steps of American imperialism (Native Peoples Series Part 3) (Repost)
Air Date: 2–26-2019 Today we take a look at the process of systematic, government-sponsored genocide against the native peoples of North America that kicked off the wealth-accumulating, territory-expanding American empire we know and love today Be...